The CDC is leading the first modernization plan for real-time public health guidance for enhanced data accessibility and interoperability in healthcare and public health ecosystems. Learn more about the strategy from Jennifer Layden, Director, Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, CDC, as she speaks to Amy Kluber, Editor-in-Chief, GovCIO Media & Research.

Leaders behind the cross-government EHR rollout agree that creating a single, common health record to provide seamless care for patients will require a mindset shift and significant work. Hear more about EHR efforts from Ben Cushing, Chief Architect, Health & Life Sciences, Red Hat, Cmdr. Scott Miller, Director, Office of Health Services, NOAA and John Windom, Deputy Director, FEHRM.

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was launched to establish a universal technical and legal baseline for information exchange and interoperability nationwide. Agencies and partners are making progress on TEFCA interoperability goals and the future of heath data interoperability. Learn more from Kathleen Featheringham, Vice President, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Maximus, Steven Posnack, Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, ONC, Alan Sim, Chief Data Officer, CDC and Ioana Singureanu, Technical Lead, Standards and Interoperability, VHA.

Digital modernization is introducing new threats to public health. Health agencies are expanding their cyber incident response capabilities as threats evolve. Hear more about the work to combat threats from Amber Pearson, Executive Director of Information Security Policy, VA and Imani Tate, Director, Cybersecurity Compliance, MongoDB.

Federal health leaders are managing, evaluating and assessing their agencies’ IT resources to combat some of public health’s most formidable challenges. Learn more from John Holloway, Director, Office of Global Public Safety Communications Ecosystem Modernization, DOD, Susan Monarez, Deputy Director, ARPA-H. Xavier Soosai, CIO, Center for Information Technology, NIH and Mike Tartakovsky, CIO, NIAID

The flywheel — a critical component in a machine to increase its momentum — is also a critical symbol representing our publication’s goal to keep federal IT decision-makers informed on technology’s impact on government. This momentum is what fuels the constant need for transformers to innovate in health IT and communicate evolving strategies in health equity, patient access and more across the ecosystem.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was developed to protect the privacy of patients and ensure patient data is appropriately secured, but policy can hinder the ability to quickly share information for improved health care delivery. Agencies are learning new ways to keep privacy in mind while enabling data-driven health care. Hear more from Elisabeth Meyers, Deputy Director, Office of Policy, ONC Ed Macko, Global Vice President & General Manager for Healthcare & Life Sciences, IBM, Vivian OTA WANG, Lead: Policy, Ethics and COVID Activities, Office of Data Science Strategy, NIH and Dr. John Scott, Acting Director, Data Management & Analytics, VHA.

There’s a lot of buzz around emerging technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning. Federal leaders are responsible for cutting through the noise to fund the projects that have the greatest impact on patient care and health service delivery. Learn more from Sanja Basaric, AI Program Lead, HHS, Josh Fessel, Senior Clinical Advisor, NCATS, NIH, Ian Komorowski, Acting Chief Consultant, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Health, VA and Arun Iyer, Field CTO/Principal Executive Architect, ServiceNow.